Poaceae
Eragrostis

Eragrostis acraea De Winter

First published in Kirkia 1: 100 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cope, T. (1999). Flora Zambesiaca 10(2): 1-261. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 1, 1961 Obermejer, A., A. [37048] Zimbabwe K000366284 Type Yes
H.G.M. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570395 Yes
Van Oudtshoorn, F.P. [PRE768286] Zimbabwe K003570363 Yes
Chase, N.C. [4267] Zimbabwe K003570358 Yes
Hopkins, J.C.F. [7088] Zimbabwe K003570371 Yes
s.coll. [3368] Zimbabwe K003570396 Yes
West, O. [2435] Zimbabwe K003570362 Yes
Brain, C.K. [10687] Zimbabwe K003570360 Yes
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [3508] Zimbabwe K003570388 No
van der Schijff, H.P. [6343] K002946775 Yes
Brain, C.K. [10687] Zimbabwe K003570369 Yes
[H. G. M.] [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570380 Yes
Simon, B.K. [530] Zimbabwe K003570373 Yes
Mavi, S. [666] Zimbabwe K003570390 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16013] Zimbabwe K003570368 Yes
Coetzee, B.J. [1525] K002946771 Yes
H.G.M. [2865] Zimbabwe K003570399 Yes
s.coll. [3368] Zimbabwe K003570398 Yes
Sturgeon, K.E. [30668] Zimbabwe K003570372 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570385 Yes
{R. de V. Pienaar} [26437] Zimbabwe K003570377 Yes
Miller, O.B. [3789] Zimbabwe K003570365 Yes
Fisher; Schweinitz [217] Zimbabwe K003570367 Yes
Corby, H.D.L. [243] Zimbabwe K003570364 Yes
{R. de V. Pienaar} [26437] Zimbabwe K003570370 Yes
Codd, L.E.; Dyer, R.A. [9074] K002946770 Yes
Laegaard, S. [16107] Zimbabwe K003570353 No
Miller, O.B. [4822] Zimbabwe K003570376 Yes
Wild, H. [1468] Zimbabwe K003570386 Yes
Van Oudtshoo[illegible] F. P. [PRE768286] Zimbabwe K003570361 Yes
Phillips [s.n.] Zimbabwe K003570394 Yes
Crook, A.O. [M36] Zimbabwe K003570383 Yes
Panton, C.A. [30669] Zimbabwe K003570359 No
Crook, A.O.; Crook, L. [M35] Zimbabwe K003570382 Yes
Sturgeon, K.E. [30668] Zimbabwe K003570355 No
Codd, L.E.W. [4808] South Africa K002946774 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [428] Zimbabwe K003570366 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [4801] Zimbabwe K003570351 No
Biegel, H.M. [2397] Zimbabwe K003570387 No
Gilliland, H.B. [333] Zimbabwe K003570374 Yes
s.coll. [3368] Zimbabwe K003570397 Yes
Laegaard, S. [15981] Zimbabwe K003570354 No
[Slent]; [Ratway] [3618] Zimbabwe K003570384 Yes
Gilliland, H.B. [428] Zimbabwe K003570375 Yes
Panton, C.A. [30788] Zimbabwe K003570393 Yes
Ellis, R.P. [2848] K002946772 Yes
Chase, N.C. [3632] Zimbabwe K003570357 Yes
Crook, A.O. [P70] Zimbabwe K003570352 No
Plowes, D.C. [1245] Zimbabwe K003570389 Yes
Armitage, F.B. [91/55] Zimbabwe K003570356 No
Stables, J.H. [56669] Zimbabwe K003570379 No
s.coll. [3802] Zimbabwe K003570378 Yes
Davidse, G.; Simon, B.; Pope, G. [6586] Zimbabwe K003570350 No
Barrett, R.L. [56722] Zimbabwe K003570381 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [1872] Zimbabwe K003570392 Yes
Norlindh, N.T.; Weimarck, H. [4916] Zimbabwe K003570391 Yes
Smook, L. [1501] K002946773 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0